Tim：Hi，Susan.I've been wondering when I'd run into you. What are you busy with?

Susan：Nice to meet you here, Tim. I'm buyingsome Christmas gifts  for those workwith me，butit's really headache.

Tim：Maybe I can give you some advice.Firstly, you should consider (divide) them into different groups—who arethe people that are your friends as well as your workmates and who are thepeople you don't know well see pretty much daily.

Susan：OK.Then should I do?

Tim：For the friends, you can buy somepersonal gifts. Chocolate, for example.

Susan：This is what I always give，but I know one of my friends，Mary, is a diet.

Tim：Does she like fruit or coffee? Anyway,think of a gift that you know your friend likes.

Susan：Well, I think fruit is helpful to keep(health). What about others?

Tim：You can send them cards.

Susan:Christmas cards?

Tim：Yes，youcan afford them. More (important), it reminds them that you're thinking ofthem.

Susan：Thank you for your suggestion, Tim.You (help) me  out.

    What will you do if you can't eat everything bought in the canteen? Accordingto a survey, what students waste every year could feed over 10 million people.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the food wasted by Chinese people is about 50million tons of grain every year, which could feed 200 million people.

        Foodwaste, which has become a global issue, serves as a mirror that reflectsvarious cultural and social issues in different countries. In the West, forinstance, consumerism, the belief that it's a good thing to use a lot of goodsand services, is often to blame for food waste. Chinese people are wellknown for being hospitable and generous. Many even feel that they lose face iftheir guests have eaten all the food. On campus, a generation of singlechildren is less aware of the food waste issue. Students nowadays are wellprotected by their families and hardly have any concept of how much toil (辛劳) others go through in order toprovide them with the food they eat.

There are over 925 million hungry people in the world, most of whom live in underdevelopedcountries and areas. They don't have enough food to eat. Many children die forlack of nutrition each year in some African countries. And farmers work veryhard to grow the crops. It's also important that everyone should thinkabout how they can do their bit to reduce food waste.

 a．Students'waste is extremely serious.

 b．China,in turn, features its own eating culture.

 c．Studentscan never realize the serious food crisis.

 d．Comparedwith them, some live in a different world.

 e．Butcanteen waste is merely the tip of the iceberg.

 f．Sothere's no excuse that we should waste our food.

 g．Mostof us would simply throw away any leftover food.

    I met Ryan，a young man with cerebral palsy (脑瘫)，in my biology class.My simple “Hello！” and his cheerful reply were the1toour friendship from the first day of school.There was a time when Ryan was notable to come to school. He was in a great deal of2after having asurgery on his legs，buthe3his sufferings from everyone.

In our junior year，we found that we didn't 4a single class.This was not a problem，though.We just talked a little more inthe hallway5the break.That year seemed to fly by.One day，Ryan asked me to hold the torch (火炬) runner's flag that would6thespot where Ryan would7his Olympic torch run.He gently explained thathe would be honored8I would accept this position for him.The Olympic committee sent a letter saying that the person that holds the flag for him must be someone9to him.He said I was the only true friend hehad10made that talked to him and not to his wheel chair.How couldI11such a request?

     On the morning of June 5th，as I walked down the sidewalk，myheart12and my mind became a factory of questions.I kept wondering how everything was going to happen and how Ryan would13the huge crowd of thousands of people.

Afterthe van arrived，theother runners got out and lined up outside the van，chanting his name，“Ryan！Byan！” Then all of the people14in，“Ryan！Ryan！” The lift then lowered Ryan to theground.There he was，inall his15.

It all became slow motion at the sight of the arriving torch.The runner lit Ryan'storch and then Ryan began his16.As he took off down the street，the chanting became louder andlouder.The17filled the air and I felt I was on cloud nine.I couldnot have been any prouder of Ryan！He18thismoment—a historic moment —a moment that he was a part of and19me tobe a part of，too.

Mr Weinheimer，thenext torch runner，bentover and gave Ryan a hug.That moment will last in time forever.It symbolizedthe whole20of the flame：love，excitement，enthusiasm，brotherhood，and life of any man.The flame unitedus all and showed that love is really what makes this small world go aroundafter all.

—At 3∶00 pm tomorrow.I've just called the airport to________it.